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Microsoft, Amazon Execs Call Out Washington’s Low-Performing 9-Year-Olds In Tax Pushback

Yesterday at 15:00 PM, via Slashdot

Longtime Slashdot reader theodp writes: A coalition of Washington state business leaders — which includes Microsoft President Brad Smith and Amazon Chief Legal Officer David Zapolsky — released a letter Wednesday urging state lawmakers to reconsider recently proposed tax and budget measures. “I actually think it’s an almost unprecedented outpouring of support from across the business...

Our lives depend on seeds. Trump’s cuts put our vast reserves at risk | Thor Hanson

Yesterday at 14:00 PM, via The Guardian

Maintaining seed diversity and abundance is essential – and requires constant work. It’s time for Congress to return to the seed business

From 1862 until 1923, US senators and members of Congress provided vast numbers of seeds to constituents. At its peak, the congressional seed distribution program delivered over 60m seed packets directly to farmers and market gardeners every year, helping...

FNB App Academy Empowers 17K+ Youth – Next Intake 22 April

Yesterday at 13:06 PM, via Tech Financials

The FNB App Academy, a transformative nine-week online tech programme, kicks off on 22 April 2025, offering young South Africans free access to coding skills, industry mentorship, and career-building opportunities. With classes held twice a week, the academy equips participants with hands-on experience to thrive in the digital economy. Bridging the skills pap in South Africa In […]

Top genome scientists to map DNA sequence of invertebrate winner 2025

Yesterday at 12:32 PM, via The Guardian

Sanger Institute’s Tree of Life team say genomes offer invaluable insight into how species will fare under climate crisis

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“We are following the “invertebrate of the year” series with bated breath,” began the email that arrived in the Guardian’s inbox last week.

Mark Blaxter leads the Sanger Institute’s Tree of Life programme, a project that...

Roman-era battlefield mass grave discovered under Vienna football pitch

Yesterday at 12:23 PM, via The Guardian

Archaeologists say ‘catastrophic military event’ took place at site where 129 bodies have been found so far

As construction crews churned up dirt to renovate a football pitch in Vienna last October, they happened upon an unprecedented find: a heap of intertwined skeletal remains in a mass grave dating to the 1st-century Roman empire, most likely the bodies of warriors killed in a battle...

ESA’s New Documentary Paints Worrying Picture of Earth’s Orbital Junk Problem

Yesterday at 12:00 PM, via Slashdot

The European Space Agency’s short film Space Debris: Is it a Crisis? highlights the growing danger of orbital clutter, warning that “70% of the 20,000 satellites ever launched remain in space today, orbiting alongside hundreds of millions of fragments left behind by collisions, explosions and intentional destruction.” Inkl reports: The approximately eight-minute-long film “Space Debris: Is it a...

Africa’s Gaming Industry Is On The Brink Of Something Big

Yesterday at 11:51 AM, via Tech Financials

Africa’s gaming industry is poised for a breakthrough. As one of the fastest-growing creative sectors on the continent, game development has the power to drive innovation, create jobs, and bring African storytelling to the global stage. But to fully unlock this potential, developers need resources, mentorship, and international connections. That’s where GamesConnect AFRICA steps in. What Is […]

Second time lucky for MTN MoMo in SA

Yesterday at 11:41 AM, via ITWeb

MTN Mobile Money reaches 13 million registered users in South Africa, as it continues to expand financial accessibility.

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